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Third Party System (Civil War – 1894) Democratic Party ?? Republican Party Republican Party founded in 1854, abolishing slavery as its original sole purpose Democratic Party: party of the south, plantation owners Republican Party: party of the north, favoring domestic industrial development, high tariffs on imported goods Fourth Party System(1894-1932) Republicans dominated the national government. Republican Party: a coalition of Western farmers, Midwestern reformers, Eastern financial and manufacturing interests Reformist agenda: government regulation of railroads and other industries By 1920s, a laissez-faire / hands-off policy toward business Democratic Party: opposed to Republican Party Interventionist approach in foreign policy Isolationist approach in foreign policy (Republican Party) Differences from Previous Systems 1. Growth of urban machine politics 2. Importance of regionalism 3. Overwhelming power of industrial and economic elites. Fifth Party System (1933 –Now) Strong federal role in supervising and managing the nation’s economy. Reached to those groups ignored previously. 1932 – 1968: Democratic Party dominant 1968 – now: a tie Nationalization of politics: federal government’s expanded role weakened the power of local party leaders. Weakening of political parties: federal government’s expanded role weakened the political parties. Political Parties Outline 1. Political Party: A Definition 2. Two-Party System v. Multiparty System 3. Why Two-Party System in America? 4. Similarity and Difference 5. Third Parties 1. Political Party: A Definition An ongoing coalition of interests joined together in an effort to get its candidates for public office elected under a common label. Selecting nominees and submitting them to the voters for acceptance or rejection. Competition between the parties gives the voters an opportunity to influence the direction of government. 2. Two-Party System v. Multiparty System Two-party system: a system i